My facebook is hacked

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Your Home Page. Your Photos and Videos. Videos on Watch. Group Management for Admins. Join and Interact with Groups. Resources for Page Admins. Fix a Problem. Fundraisers and Donations. Facebook Mobile Apps. These directions work for any Facebook account. The steps described below require access to the desktop version of Facebook. Hackers may have gained access to your Facebook account in any number of ways. They could have guessed your password, or they may have set up an Evil Twin Wi-Fi hotspot at a coffee shop and stolen your credentials through a man-in-the-middle attack.

Maybe you left your account logged in at a computer lab at your school or library, or hackers could be using your account from a stolen tablet or phone.

Regardless of how they managed to obtain your Facebook credentials, the best thing to do is move quickly to limit the amount of damage and try to prevent any further hacks.

If you can't recover your Facebook password and access your account, you can still report a possible hack to the company and receive help to reset your password:.

Open Facebook's Report Compromised Account page. Click My Account Is Compromised. Enter the phone number or email address associated with your account, and then click Search. Type your current password or an old one, and then click Continue. Select one of the options from the list that indicate why you think your account has been hacked, and then click Continue.

Facebook explains that you need to change your password and confirm that recent changes to your account came from you to keep your account secure. Click Get Started. Follow the instructions provided to secure your account and change your password. Tell your Facebook friends that your account was hacked.

Warn them not to click any links that may have come from your account during the time it was hacked and out of your control. Hackers who compromised your account may have posted on your friends' pages or sent links in comments or private messages.

Eliminate any Facebook apps installed on your account that you don't recognize. While you're at it, delete apps you no longer use. At some point, you may have granted the apps access to some of your personal information. Open the Facebook menu by clicking the arrow in the top right corner. Click Settings. Click Apps and Websites from the left pane. Check the box next to the Facebook apps you want to remove, and then click Remove.